Medieval music, plainchant, and "otherness" -- The Renaissance, Oxbridge, and Italy -- The Baroque -- Classical and Romantic
Twenty-three musicians and conductors discuss the early music movement, in which music is played with the styles and instruments used when the piece was originally written and performed. "Each interview [focuses] on particular composers or styles, touching on heated topics such as how historical evidence should be used, why period instruments might matter, and what 'authenticity' is."--Jacket